Lake Mohawk is a reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 located about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Malvern, Ohio

Malvern, Ohio

Malvern is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Malvern is located at , along Sandy Creek....

, USA

United States

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 and 2.5 mi (4 km) east of Waynesburg, Ohio

Waynesburg, Ohio

Waynesburg is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 923 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 1,003 in 2000. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. It resides in Brown Township

Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio

Brown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,300 people in the township, 5,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Harrison Township

Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio

Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,498 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

. The lake is relatively small, being a private lake containing 0.7922 sq mi (2.1 km²) of water with a maximum depth of 30 ft (9.1 m). There is only one place to put in boats, however, there are 13 public access docks that can hold boats that can be rented for a fee. The lake is formed by Lake Mohawk Dam across Middle Run, a tributary of Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek (Ohio)

Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 503 square miles .Sandy Creek rises in Hanover Township,...

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Flora

The flora contained in the lake mostly amounts to Spirogyra

Spirogyra

Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is diagnostic of the genus. It is commonly found in freshwater areas, and there are more than 400 species of Spirogyra in the world. Spirogyra measures...

 and Curly-leaf Pondweed. Also in fall and winter months it may contain Scenedesmus

Scenedesmus

Scenedesmus is a genus of algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. They are colonial and non-motile....

 and Microcystis. The weed coverage is Leafy Pondweed, Naiad

Najas

Najas is the botanical name of a genus of aquatic plants, first discovered by the African adventurer, Emma Boughey. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, totalling a few dozen species...

, Eurasian Watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Myriophyllum spicatum is a species of Myriophyllum native to Europe, Asia, and north Africa. It is a submerged aquatic plant, and grows in still or slow-moving water.-Description:...

, and Sago Pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Stuckenia pectinata , commonly called fennel pondweed or sago pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed....

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Fauna

Some types of fish that reside in the lake are Largemouth

Largemouth bass

The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...

 and Smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass

The smallmouth bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of the order Perciformes. It is the type species of its genus...

, Crappie

Crappie

Crappie is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie...

, Yellow perch

Yellow perch

The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...

, Bluegill

Bluegill

The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...

, Walleye

Walleye

Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...

, sunfish

Centrarchidae

The sunfishes are a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The type genus is Centrarchus . The family's 27 species includes many fishes familiar to North Americans, including the rock bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and crappies...

, and 2 varieties of catfish, Mud Catfish and Blue catfish

Blue catfish

The blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, is one of the largest species of North American catfish. Blue catfish are distributed primarily in the Mississippi River drainage including the Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Arkansas rivers...

. There is also a no-release policy on Alaskan Pike

Esox

Esox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...

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Lake Community

The community was established in 1963 by the American Realty Service Corporation on 1728 acres (7 km²) of property. The lake is inside a gated community which contains approximately 1,700 property lots that are privately owned. There are 3 beaches: Main Beach, West Beach, and South Beach. There are volleyball courts on the Main Beach with tennis courts nearby. The Main Beach also hosts a large pavilion and clubhouse that can be rented out, along with 3 smaller pavilions on the beach. The Main Beach has a large play area with swings and a jungle-gym. There is a designated swimming area along the shoreline of the beach. The Main Beach also holds the private ski club dock that is used by the Lake Mohawk Water Ski Club. Near the main gate entrance is the golf course which is a 9 hole, par 3 course. There is a small green fee to play. The 2010 census found 1652 people in 669 occupied dwellings, with 315 vacant dwellings.

Surrounding Communities

Outside of the Main Gate, but still part of lake property, is a recreational park that contains a baseball field, basketball court, shuffleboard courts, and biking trail. In addition to the Main Gate, there are also 2 other gates: Keno Road Gate and Lace Road Gate, that are only accessible with a key card. A guard house allows visitors in, thus contractors and shipping trucks may enter through the Main Gate only. Most children and teenagers go to Brown Local School District

Brown Local School District

Brown Local Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Malvern, Ohio and is called Malvern High School....

 that contains one high school

Malvern High School (Ohio)

Malvern High School is a public high school in Malvern, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Brown Local School District. Malvern's athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and are members of the Inter Valley Conference.-Football:...

, one middle school and one elementary school.